If you're in need of an oasis of calm, I highly recommend the work of Stephen de Vere. His wildlife documentaries have an intimacy and stillness you rarely find these days in big budget productions. Takes you into hidden worlds, full of precious insights. britishnaturefilms.com/shop/

My "most helpful review" the world's most used #searchengine informs me. If it can't detect a joke as obvious as this, we're all in trouble. goo.gl/maps/zrzUC5rBU…

#Lockdown £20 price promotion on the new #quarantine #stayhome #naturelovers 3-DVD Collection. Only at britishnaturefilms.com/shop x.com/BritNatureFilm…

If you have never seen a Water Vole before, or are not sure how to identify one, there’s a Quick Guide beautifully filmed by Stephen de Vere on the About page: watervole.org.uk/about/

Shop britishnaturefilms.com/shop/ Might have to end the Lockdown special offer £20 on the 3-disc set soon. Get it while you can.

This is a really powerful video while being fun to watch.

There have been wonderful moments in my life and one of them was working as a field assistant during the making of a wildlife documentary for Stephen de Vere, where I experienced/observed some memorable, magical wildlife encounters and learnt so much! nearbywild.org.uk/magic_in_the_m…

Hey Jeff Bezos, if you really care about the fragility of earth why drop a highly rated nature #documentary like Summer in the Meadow from Prime Video ?

Southern English curlews fledged just a few chicks this year. Farming practices, habitat loss & predation are the reasons. There's a gross lack of awareness of the decline of nature. PLEASE email your MP for a GCSE in Natural History. It's ready to go but we need a YES from GOV.

This Saturday we will be holding a live panel at COP26 hosted by Steve Backshall, & will be screening 5 brand new FF:W short films made specifically for the event! Tune in to watch it live at 11:30am GMT at buff.ly/3BIQU0r #BeyondTheFrame #TheBigDiscussion #ClimateCrisis

I love wasps, so much so that Stephen de Vere kindly made a brilliant Quick Guide to Wasps and Hornets which features in this blog about Nature's natural pesticides: nearbywild.org.uk/why-are-wasps-…

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Why eating more sardines and less farmed salmon could make seafood production more sustainable, according to David Willer of Dept of Zoology and colleagues. 🔎 See the PLOS Sustainability and Transformation paper: plos.io/34cj1KG 📰 Read the The i Paper article: plos.io/3CbXyOK

Masterful and minimal documentary. No camera movement No voiceover No music The Earth Is Blue as an Orange: bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod… via BBC iPlayer

Unashamed plug for my wonderful niece Edie who is leading an online course 'Pussy Willow' at the School of Ecological Imagination: experience.lios.io/learn/2025-01-… She's come a long way since the Royal Ballet School. Please check it out and share.

My used camera kit gradually going for sale online includes this rather wonderful highly directional parabolic reflector microphone by Telinga, used to film and record this singing male turtle dove: youtu.be/eerXWh6j6_4?si…